Abstract:To investigate the distribution and antibiotic resistance of clinical isolates from blood culture, and to guide the rational use of antimicrobial agents. Methods Data of pathogens isolated from blood specimens of the patients with bloodstream infections in Tongling People's Hospital from 2013 to 2015 were statistically analyzed. Results Of the 595 strains isolated from blood samples, Gram-positive bacteria, Gram negative bacteria and fungi accounted for 50.3% (299/595), 48.7% (290/595) and 1.0% (6/595) respectively. The top six pathogens were coagulase-negative (CNS, 30.6%), (21.5%), (9.1%),(6.4%), (SA, 5.9%) and (5.0%). Methicillin-resistant (MR) SA and MRCNS accounted for 34.3 % of and 76.9 % of CNS, respectively. No strain was found resistant to Vancomycin, Teicoplanin or Linezolid in . No strain was found resistant to Penicillin, Ampicillin, Vancomycin, Teicoplanin or Linezolid in . No strain was found resistant to Linezolid in . Vancomycin-resistant and Teicoplanin-resistant accounted for 23.5% of the isolates. About 50.8% of the isolatesand 38.9 % of the isolates produced extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs). Less than 1.0% of the isolates, about 27.8 % of the isolates and 18.2% of the . isolates, and more than 70.0% of the isolates were resistant to Carbapenems. Conclusions Gram-positive cocci are the major pathogens causing bloodstream infections in this hospital. CNS and are the most common pathogens. We should pay more attention to resistance surveillance and rational use of antibiotics.